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total:
31,939 km (31,940 km are operated by French National Railways ( SNCF); 14,176 km of SNCF routes are electrified and 12,132 km are double- or multiple-tracked)
standard gauge:
31,840 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge:
99 km 1.000-m gauge (1998)
Trains, unlike road traffic, drive on the left.
See also: TGV, high speed train, French railway history, Chemins de Fer de Provence , Eurotunnel.
Underground railway systems:
TramwayA Tram or Light rail system Historically, a railway, particularly one used for the carriage of minerals. and light railLight rail is a particular class of urban and suburban passenger railway that utilizes equipment and infrastructure that is typically less massive than that used for metro systems and heavy railways. Light rail is the successor term to streetcars, trolley:
This mode of transportation started disappearing in France at the end of the 1930sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Link Trainer invented Sc. Since the 1980sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Events and trends, several cities have re-introduced it.
List of cities operating a tramway or light rail system:
Under construction:
Planned:
Closed:
Highways:
total:
893,300 km
paved:
893,300 km (including 10,300 km of expressways)
unpaved:
0 km (1998 est.)
See also: Peripherique
Waterways: 14,932 km; 6,969 km heavily traveled
Pipelines: crude oil 3,059 km; petroleum products 4,487 km; natural gas 24,746 km
Bordeaux, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Cherbourg, Dijon, Dunkerque, La Pallice , Le Havre, Lyon, Marseille, Mulhouse, Nantes, Paris, Rouen, Saint-Nazaire, Saint Malo, StrasbourgMerchant marine:
total:
55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,155,286 GRT/1,693,030 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 3, cargo 5, chemical tanker 6, combination bulk 1, container 5, liquified gas 4, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 16, roll-on/roll-off 6, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 1 (1999 est.)
note:
List of French Airports: 474 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
267
over 3,047 m:
14
2,438 to 3,047 m:
30
1,524 to 2,437 m:
92
914 to 1,523 m:
74
under 914 m:
57 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
207
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
76
under 914 m:
127 (1999 est.)
National airline:
Heliports: 3 (1999 est.)
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